Where does “gesandtskab” come from?
gesandtskab (Danish) comes from Danish gesandt, from German gesandt, from German senden, from Middle High German senden, from Old High German senten, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
gesandtskab (Danish): legation
Ancestry of “gesandtskab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | gesandt | legate |
| 2 | German | gesandt | past participle of senden |
| 3 | German | senden | to broadcast; to transmit; to send |
| 4 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |